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Page Twelve THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Thursday, March 17^1960 Lakemoor Lome Beahler Enters 'Teens Bfy Annette Schmlt Young Miss Lorrie Beahler became thirteen on Tuesday, March 15. but celebrated with a 'teen girls party on Sunday, March 13. She's grown into a very lovely thirteen and she wears her years very well. Our bet is that she will be the Fiesta Day Queen of 1966. Her guests for her party were Katherine Brzezinski, Genene Dember, Mickey Morrison, Betty Danko, Susan Erhardt, Patty Gray, Regina Heckman, Judy Winston and Roberta Counley. After her, party, supper guests were Mr. and Mrs. Art Berends and Mr. arid Mrs. Melvin Hatch and son, Mike. ^ She received many very lively gifts, one of which was a five year, diary from her friends. - Cornmunity-h o u se at nine o'clock. The leaders plan to leave from this spot at exactly 9 a.m. sharp so any late comers will miss the bus. All the consent slips from the parents must be in the hands of your leaders by Saturday morning. All scouts are required to in uniform. * Attend Neighbor Meeting Scout Leaders, Pat Morrison, Marge Beahler and Diane Fuhler attended the Valley View N e i g h b o r h o o d m e e t i n g l a s t Wednesday at the American Legion. Mr. Useman taught the ladies the basic square dance steps in such a way as to enable them to properly present these steps to their troops. Girl Scout Troop No. 309 The Court of Awards was held last week at the Fire- Community-H o u s e in Lakemoor, where the following girls received their new rankings. Second Class: Susan Erhardt, Pamela Kibbe, Susan Bitterman and Betty Coughlin. First Class: Regina Heckman. In the Badge Field the recipients are here listed with their badge or badges. Bird, Luann Adams, Cat and Dog, Genene Dembar. Child Care, Bonnea Bonder, Regina Heckman, and Josephine Paratore. Conservation, Katherine Brzezinski. Cook, Bonnea Bonder, Lorrie Beahler, Katherine Brzezinski. Drawing and Painting, Genene Dembar. Housekeeper, Josephine Paratore. Insect, Patricia Morrison. Speaker, Sharon Meyers. Pottery, Reptile and Amphibian, Patricia Morrison. My Country Badge, Josephine Paratore, Luann Adams, Carol Erickson, Lorrie Beahler, Cynthia Shogran, Ricky Nickolas, Sharon Meyers, Patty Gray and Bonnea Bonder. Special notice to all scouts: This serves to remind the boys of V.F.W. Troop No. 161 and the Girls of Troop No. 309 that the tour of the Museum of Science and Industry will be on March 19, Saturday. The bus will be waiting at the Fire- Bridge Players Attention! The winners of the last bridge tournament invite all bridge players to the next tournament coming up on Sundayf March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wing 'N Fin club. All proceeds go to the new swimming pool fund for the McHenry area. All players must bring their own partner. Games of canasta and pinochle will also be played. Cash prizes will be awarded. Anyone interested in furthering the swimming pool fund and also interested in a good social game of . cards pleafee contact Mrs. Hanna Harrier of Eastwood Manor, phone EV. 5-2569. Twice Told Tales Boy Scout Troop 161 The boys of V.F.W. Troop No. 161 are planning a paper drive in the very near future and will appreciate the co-operation of all the folks in the Lilymoor areas. They ask that folks start saving their papers now so that when the scouts come around to pick up the papers 'they will be ready for them. They are allowed to accept any papers, cardboard or magazines. Be prepared, have yours ready for the boys will be at your door any day now. A to Z Club The last meeting of the A to Z club was held in the home of Mrs. Jeannine Stiensdorfer of Lilymoor. A wonderful game of canasta was played with Dannielle Tansey and partner Edna Petlak winners of the evening. The meeting was held Feb. 28. To climax the evening the girls were served pumpkin pie with whipped cream and coffee. A very enjoyable time was had by all. The next meeting was held on Monday, March 14, in the home of Dannielle Tansey of Lake: moor. Details of that meeting will be in the next issue of the column. Recent estimates indicate that 150,000 people in the United States have active tuberculosis. This includes 150,000 cases known to the health departments and an estimate^ 100,000 unknown cases. In addition, there are more than 550,- 000 inactive cases still in need of medical supervision or public health follow-up. Thus, there are more than 800,000 people with active or inactive tuberculosis in need of some kind of supervision. FIFTY YEAItS AGO Taken From Files of . March 10, 1910 The length of the sleighing season this winter has broken all records in this locality. The first show fell on the nigbt of Dec. and since then sleighing has been fairly good, for a large number have used sleighs continuously. Counting from that date to the present time, the season had lasted a period of ninety days. The night of Jan. 7 was the coldest when the temperature registered 20 degrees below zero. Announcement has been made of the marriage of Rose Emma Oerkfitx, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Oerkfitx of Cary, to Albert Rossman, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Rossman of near McHenry, which took place'at the home of the bride at high noon last Wednesday. Floyd Thompson, who has faithfully filled the capacity of local repair man for the Chicago Telephone company for the past year, was last week transferred to La Grange. 111., where he has been promoted to a better position. Peter H. Weber and family have removed to this village from Chicago, where the family has resided the past two years. P. HC Is among the new employees at Terra Cotta. "Are you," ;.she asked, "one of those focdi^ people who think man is .superior to woman? "I am «ot," he replied." It is my opinion thai if a man had to have his d&rthes hooked up the back and were compelled to wear his heel under his instep and keep his hat on by ramming a pin through his hair he wouldn't amount to half as much as woman does. FORTY YEARS AGO Taken From the Files of March 4, 1920 Bernard Tonyan, who formerly operated a farm near Ringwood, passed away at his late home in Johnsburg last Thursday, after an illness of flu followed by pneumonia. He was 78 years old. Earl Walsh, fourteen-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walsh, has probably established a farm record that has yet to be equalled by a boy of ny and e is a chool arm re .his age. Earl, who loves outdoor life and makes his heme with his aunt, Mrs. C. W. Gibbs, on a farm on the Crystal Lake road, volunteered his services when a neighbor, W. E. Whiting, was takeh down with the flu and his hired man left at the same time. . During the emergency Earl milked ten cows nighT and morning. After the morning chores he saddled his rode into town wh] freshman at the and in spite of hi^, sponsibilities he nas stood at the head of his class for many months. The road between this village and Johnsburg was broken on Wednesday of this week. The big road scraper, was brought into action on that day and as a result of this automobile traffic has again been opened between the two points. Arthur M. Adams bears the distinction of driving the first car over the roads since the heavy snow of early winter. On Feb. 21, Postmaster Bassett, clerk of the M. WTA. camp here, forwarded to Mrs. S. S. Chapell of Chicago a check for $3,000 in payment for a life insurance policy held by the late Sherman S. Chapell, who passed away a few weeks ago. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Taken From the Files of March 7, 1935 E. C. Hawley, who conducted a general merchandise business in Ringwood for many years and former president of the old Ringwood bank, died of a heart attack at his home this (Thursday) morning at the age of 77 years. McHenry pulled rather a surprise victory over Hebron at the district tournament at Crystal Lake last night by coming from behind to establish a sufficient lead to withstand Hebron's last minute barrage. The final score was 26-22 and the game was all McHenry after the first quarter. Everyone of the boys proved his worth in the game and Coach Orr had nothing but praise for their actions. ;•>& Miss Helen Harrison, a member of the Ringwood Sunshine 4-H club, has been selected as one of the two girls from Illinois to represent the state at the National 4-H camp held at Washington, D. C., in June. SHAN-GRA-LA HOME 1 mile south of McHenry just east of Rt. 31 on Idyll-Dell Road Excellent home for elderly pensioned and retired people. Pleasant, comfortable and clean rooms available. 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Members of the Sunshine club motored to Elgin Tuesday to Surprise iVIrs. George Kunstman, a former member who is' now residing in that city. FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS ENJOY '60 CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. George Haasl, Ken and Sharon Tindell, Karen Thompson, Jesse Freund, Linda Schopp and Kathryn Curran recently attended the State convention of the Future Business Leaders of America, held in Springfield. It was at the convention that Miss Curran was elected state president. A general assembly was part of the program and the candidates for Mister and Miss FBLA were introduced. This contest, as well as spelling, parliamentary procedure and public speaking contests were held. Tours to Lincoln's tomb and the state capitol were conducted Friday and Saturday. After the convention, those who attended from McHenry visited Lincoln's home. The McHenry spelling team of Linda Schopp, Jesse Freund and Karen Thompson won third place in the state spelling contest. JttTHUKf? i _ You can walk in style and Comfort in mwOstettedsms FOR MEM AMD WOMEM with velvety-soft/ air-cushioned innersoles and buoyant support to the arches ... For substantial savings and Expert Factory Fitting Service, consult YOUR LOCAL SHOE COUNSELLOR' RICHARD WALDRON Phon6 Kimball 6 2242 Round Lake, 111. Village of Sunnyside SCHUMAN HOME SCENE OF MARCH SOCIAL MEETING Irma Gunther - Reporter - EV. 6-5484 The date of the social will be March 26, and will be at the home of George and Sue Schuman, so don't forget if you want an evening out and still be close to home this is it and you will have a good time. V.I.P. Pat and Frank Kaiser welcomed a VJ.P. on March 7, in the person of Susan Joy who weighed in at .6 lbs. and 9% ozs. Congratulations. • Evening Out LaMarr and Chris were very lucky to get into%the city to see a wonderful Stage show with friends from Norridge, Jim and Fran Smith. After the show they;enjoyed a delicious dinner back to the hospital last week and we hope this very active young lady will be home again when this paper comes out. Boat License and Registration I hope you boat owners will remember to get a license for your motor boats and to apply the number you receive onto the boat and also tfo have the fire extinquisher on board. There are so many boats on that water now and many are carelessly handled. The numbers on the boats will help identify the owners when you report them for violating the laws of the waters. The owners will be handled the same way if they had received a traffic violation while driving a car. Visiting Sunday Bill and I were very grateful to George and Mary Mecko for driving up with us to see Fred last Sunday. We were f surprised that the roads were so nice and I think we have more snow here than they have up there. Plstakee Terrace We are very happy to learn that Marie Kern is home from the hospital and coming along nicely. Millie Mondl is among the many who is trying for over a week to get rid,of a very bad cold. Loretta Kern has been going through the Terrace getting donations for the McHenry hospital building fund. Get Well Wishes To Linda Casey who had to go REPUBLICAN CROSS STATE'S AfTORNEY fOUGHt SCUFF" TO WITHSTAND HARD TREATMENT BY ACTIVE BOYS Flexible andd«rab»«aI1 the way through . . . from toe to heel... from top to sole. Pacifate vamp lining. Correctly fitted and budget priced! A TYPICAL §tSp$oiSkl VALUE AT '5.99 The women of the Terrace are to be congratulated in their efforts to raise money. First they had a successful rummage sale. This evening, March: 17, there will be a demonstration at the home of Grace VydumJ So all you neighbors from near and far are invited., [Hie evening will end with | refreshments. I On Saturday, May\ 21, a dance will be held ' at the Johnsburg Community . club. Tickets are "SVailable from any member of the association or auxiliary. 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